Press room

•  US authorities monitor Tianjin traffic for shipboard toxic residue 2015/09/08
•  Channel Tunnel bans UK-bound freight trains as stowaway fear mounts 2015/09/08
•  Asia-Europe box rate up 29pc to US$763/TEU mid-week, USWC down 1.7pc 2015/09/07
•  Ex-Cathay chief Tony Tyler retires as IATA director general after five years 2015/09/07
•  CMA CGM freezes Liberty Solo service from north Europe-US east coast 2015/08/28
•  Mombasa docks its biggest ship, 5,466-TEU Clemens Schulte after dredging 2015/08/28
•  Hugh chemical explosion China rocks in eastern Shandong province 2015/08/27
•  G6 cancels two G6 Asia-Med sailings because of low October demand 2015/08/27
•  Taiwan's Wan Hai posts 82.4pc first half profit increase to US$97.3 million 2015/08/26
•  With twenty 19,200-TEUers ordered, MSC charters ten 10,000-TEUers more 2015/08/26
•  US Pacific ports win back trade from east coast rivals as old normal returns 2015/08/25
•  Cash-strapped Athens may raise tonnage tax 4pc for Greek foreign-flag ships 2015/08/25
•  Drewry: Carrier on-time reliability fell for first time in 6 months 2015/08/24
•  Asia-Europe off 26.7pc to US$469/TEU, down 7.9pc to USWC, 9.9pc to USEC 2015/08/24
•  Zim back in black with US$12 million quarterly profit, though revenues fall 2015/08/21
•  Cosco Pacific's ports in HK, China, Greece have little to cheer about 2015/08/21
•  Weak peak season drives increase in idle fleet, big ships soon affected 2015/08/20
•  G6 Alliance voids 4 Asia-Europe sailings to meet feeble demand 2015/08/20
•  Early Tianjin insurance claims expected to hit US$1 billion - $1.5 billion 2015/08/19
•  Hong Kong port down 9.5pc in July to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore down 7.8pc 2015/08/19
•  China top 30 ports post 6.1pc gain in first half to 102.7 million TEU 2015/08/18
•  Panama's Gatun Lake level falls, prompting canal draft restrictions 2015/08/18
•  Egypt's Port Said terminal looks to tap growing vessel calls 2015/08/17
•  Asia-Europe off 23pc to US$640/TEU, but up 11.5pc to USWC, 5.8pc to USEC 2015/08/17
•  Greek bailout terms dictate shipping sector's free ride has ended 2015/08/14
•  CMA CGM ups Asia-Europe rate US$950/TEU - $500/TEU to West Africa 2015/08/14
•  Panama Canal strike threat lifts as union, contractor come to terms 2015/08/13
•  Shanghai port volume increases 1.7pc to 3.12 million TEU in July 2015/08/13
•  Ministry, NDRC cracks down on creeping Chinese port service charges 2015/08/12
•  Ports in Iran slowly open after nuclear deal with western powers 2015/08/12